Q. Will WorkStream IA work with Kodak HR500 or 3570 scanners?
A. WorkStream will support these scanners, via their built in “Twain” interface (That’s the standardized interface used on scanners.)
FAQs for WorkStream
Q. Will the prints match my monitor?
A. Yes. WorkStream provides on-screen “soft proofing” utilizing calibrated monitor and ICC profiles for your printer.
Q. How do I color manage with WorkStream?
A. WorkStream IA and DS provide “live color management” capabilities.
WorkStream DS: As you adjust the color controls, the color balance will change on your monitor. With an ICC profiled monitor, what you see (on the screen) is what you will get on the finished print! You can perfect the color, density, contrast, and saturation across a group of images simultaneously. You will get great results with total ease and confidence
WorkStream IA: This provides the lab with “VCNA” style controls for adjusting the colors of images. As you adjust the color controls in WorkStream, the image colors will change on the monitor. Since WorkStream employs color management and “Soft Proofing”. WorkStream IA also provides “VCNA” style controls and uses ZBE’s ergonomic “ColorPro Rapid Color Input Device” for adjusting the color balance of your image. As you adjust the color controls, the color balance will change on your monitor. With an ICC profiled monitor, what you see (on the screen) is what you will get on the finished print! You can perfect the color, density, contrast and saturation across a group of images simultaneously. You will get great results with total ease and confidence.
Q. Will WorkStream IA take numbers from my video analyzer for color corrections?
A. With WorkStream, you will no longer use your video analyzer. The traditional video analysis functions are now performed with WorkStream, using a calibrated monitor.
Q. Does WorkStream IA allow a lab operator to color correct images just before I send then to print, or do I need to correct them beforehand?
A. Either… the choice is yours. WorkStream allows the ultimate flexibility for your workflow. You may enter, crop and color correct the order in sitting. Or if you prefer, WorkStream fits an assembly workflow process where one person enters order, another person crops, and yet another performs color corrections.
Q. What file types will WorkStream IA handle?
A. WorkStream can handle TIF, JPG, and BMP files.
Q. Which RIP is needed for WorkStream?
A. WorkStream does not require any specific RIP. Any RIP that generates a TIFF, JPG or BMP file can be used.
Q. How does “Soft Proofing” work using WorkStream?
A. WorkStream IA displays your images on the monitor so that they visually match the colors of the image, as it will print on paper. This allows you to perform color corrections on the monitor and be confident that the colors on the final print will match.
Q. What Color management software can I use with WorkStream?
A. WorkStream is compatible with any color management software that generates “ICC Profiles”. (This is pretty much ALL color management software.) ICC Profiles are the industry standard method of describing the colors of printers, monitors and image files so that they will print correctly.